World Wide Packets 

Press Releases

December 03, 2002

VOCALDATA AND WORLD WIDE PACKETS COMPLETE VOICE OVER BROADBAND INSTALLATION
Richardson, TX – VocalData Inc., the leading provider of integrated voice and managed network applications for next-generation IP telephony systems, and World Wide Packets, the pioneering solutions provider for broadband Ethernet connectivity, today announced interoperability of the VocalData VOISS™ application server with the World Wide Packets LightningEdge Access Portal. Ceristar Corporation, an IP Utility CLEC, is using the two products to deliver voice services to residences in their Provo, Utah deployment, which also includes digital and analog video, and high-speed Internet access.

November 25, 2002

COUNTIES POWER SELECTS WORLD WIDE PACKETS FOR WIRED COUNTRY BROADBAND SERVICE NETWORK
Spokane, WA – World Wide Packets equipment has been selected for deployment of a new broadband service delivery network by Counties Power, a leading New Zealand electricity distributor. The World Wide Packets solution will enable delivery of simultaneous telephony, business video, broadband data and Internet access services as required, in any combination, to local Counties residents and businesses beginning in early 2003.

October 28, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS LIGHTNINGEDGE SOLUTION DELIVERS INTEGRATED VOICE ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO, AND HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Moses Lake, WA – World Wide Packets announced today that visitors to the AmeriHost Inn in Moses Lake (www.amerihostinn-moseslake.com) are experiencing the world’s best in integrated voice, video and data services over a single IP infrastructure.

July 24, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS AND SAIC TEAM TO DEMONSTRATE FLOW THROUGH PROVISIONING OF SUBSCRIBER SERVICES ACROSS A MULTI-VENDOR, GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED SERVICE NETWORK
Spokane, WA – In an impressive display of the latest in end-to-end Gigabit Ethernet service network capabilities, World Wide Packets’ recent conference, "Community Networks 2002: Negotiating the Path to Success" hosted a live demonstration of real time flow through customer- initiated, service activation.

July 08, 2002

MUNICIPALITIES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES GATHER TO LEARN ABOUT BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AT WORLD WIDE PACKETS SPONSORED CONFERENCE
Spokane, WA – Officials from municipalities and public utilities around the United States and Canada gathered June 17th through June 19th to learn about community-wide broadband deployment at World Wide Packets' conference entitled "Community Networks 2002: Negotiating the Path to Success".

June 27, 2002

SWITCHCORE'S CXE TECHNOLOGY INSIDE WORLD WIDE PACKETS LIGHTNINGEDGE LE-410 CONCENTRATOR
Lund, Sweden and Spokane, WA, USA – SwitchCore AB (publ.), developer of integrated switching devices for Internet and data communications, today announces that World Wide Packets, Inc. leading edge developer of optical networking solutions for the access market, has launched its LightningEdge LE-410 concentrator.

June 24, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS ACCESS CONCENTRATORS BRING NEW SERVICES AND SCALABILITY TO PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY'S SCADA NETWORK
Spokane, WA and Ft Collins, CO – World Wide Packets equipment will enhance the Platte River Power Authority's existing SCADA services, and bring new management capabilities such as video surveillance.

June 03, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS RELEASES LIGHTNINGEDGE 410 ACCESS CONCENTRATOR, DELIVERING TIERED INTERNET, TOLL-QUALITY VOICE AND BROADCAST-QUALITY IP TELEVISION AT GIGABIT SPEEDS WITH THE SIMPLICITY OF ETHERNET
Spokane,WA and Newburgh, NY – World Wide Packets announced today the release of the LightningEdge 410 Access Concentrator, designed both to aggregate hundreds of subscribers at gigabit speed and to aggregate multiple LightningEdge 200 Concentrators currently serving office buildings and customer sites requiring the highest service quality and protection.

May 30, 2002

PACKETLIGHT AND WORLD WIDE PACKETS DEMONSTRATE INTEGRATED ACCESS AND METRO FUNCTIONALITY USING PL-16000 INTEGRATED OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND LIGHTNINGEDGE™ 211 ACCESS CONCENTRATOR
San Diego, CA. and Spokane, WA. – Following rigorous testing, PacketLight Networks’ PL-16000 integrated optical transport system has been verified interoperable with the World Wide Packets LE-211 access concentrator, the two companies announced today.

May 20, 2002

SKYSTREAM ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF INDUSTRY LEADERS FOR MEDIAPLEX 20 VIDEO SERVICES ROUTER
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – SkyStream Networks, the leading developer of networking solutions for digital media delivery, today announced that more than fifteen industry leaders have demonstrated their support for the company's new Mediaplex 20 Video Services Router.

May 20, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS RELEASES LIGHTNINGEDGE® NETWORK SUPERVISOR (LE-NS) 1.8 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Spokane, WA – World Wide Packets has released version 1.8 of the LightningEdge Network Supervisor, comprehensive management software for World Wide Packets LightningEdge Solution. LightningEdge Network Supervisor automates, centralizes, and simplifies the management of large-scale, geographically diverse, service delivery networks.

May 13, 2002

LENOWISCO DEMONSTRATES BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH WORLD WIDE PACKETS LIGHTNINGEDGE® SOLUTION
Spokane, WA and Duffield, VA – LENOWISCO, a regional development organization which assists its local units of government with infrastructure necessary to encourage private investment leading to job creation opportunities, recently used World Wide Packets LightningEdge Solution to demonstrate the capabilities of the regional broadband network planned for the area.

May 06, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS CONNECTS WASHINGTON COMMUNITY WITH FIBER TO THE SUBSCRIBER® NETWORK
Spokane, WA and Mason County WA – World Wide Packets Fiber to the Subscriber solution is connecting businesses and residents in Mason County, Washington to a high speed broadband network deployed by Mason County Public Utility District No. 3. Phase One of the project will deliver over 1,000 connections.

April 29, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO LEADERSHIP TEAM
Spokane, WA – David Curry, President and COO of World Wide Packets, today announced that Barry Kantner has joined the Senior Management team as Vice President of Marketing.

April 29, 2002

VOIP OUTFITTER™, NETERGY MICROELECTRONICS™ DRIVING VOIP IN GRANT COUNTY'S ZIPP NETWORK - FIRST PUD IN THE NATION TO BRING FIBER TO HOMES AND OFFICES
SANTA CLARA, CA – VoIP outfitter, Netergy Microelectronics, Inc.™, a subsidiary of 8x8, Inc., announced today that its technology is driving the VoIP (voice-over-Internet-Protocol) in the nation's first public utility district fiber-to-the-home-and-office broadband network.

April 22, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS INTEGRATES VPACKET PRODUCTS INTO ETHERNET ACCESS SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS
SPOKANE, WA and MILPITAS, CA – World Wide Packets, the pioneering provider of Ethernet access solutions, has chosen Vpacket Communications, Inc. as a Preferred Solutions Partner.

April 15, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS WINS PROVO METRO NETWORK BUSINESS
SPOKANE, WA and PROVO, UT – World Wide Packets will provide metro access network equipment to the city of Provo for a phased build out to begin immediately. The first phase creates the city's metro backbone, connecting government buildings, schools, and power stations to deliver high-speed data.

April 09, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS LIGHTNINGEDGE™ SOLUTION SELECTED BY GRANT COUNTY FOR DELIVERY OF VOICE, VIDEO AND HIGH-SPEED DATA SERVICES OVER BROADBAND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
SPOKANE, WA and GRANT COUNTY, WA – World Wide Packets has been awarded a contract for 1,000 LightningEdge Access Portals to be deployed in Grant County Public Utility's Zipp Network.

March 04, 2002

LINUX NETWORX NAMES BERNARD DAINES CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND STEPHEN HILL PRESIDENT AND CEO
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Linux NetworX, a provider of powerful and easy-to-manage cluster supercomputing solutions, announced today Bernard Daines has been elected chairman of the board and Stephen Hill has been named president and CEO.

February 11, 2002

WORLD WIDE PACKETS BRINGS FIBER TO THE SUBSCRIBER® TO IDAHO DEVELOPMENT
SPOKANE, WA and MERIDIAN, ID – World Wide Packets will supply its Fiber to the Subscriber solution, comprised of customer premises equipment, concentrators and network management software, to Bear Creek, a planned community located in Meridian, Idaho.

February 11, 2002

NETERGY'S AUDACITY™ ICs PROVIDING VOIP CAPABILITY FOR WORLD WIDE PACKETS' LIGHTNINGEDGE™ SERIES
SANTA CLARA, CA – Netergy Microelectronics, Inc., a subsidiary of 8x8, Inc. announced today that Spokane, WA-based World Wide Packets, the pioneering solutions provider for Ethernet broadband connectivity, has chosen Netergy's Audacity™ IC family to provide the VoIP (voice-over-Internet-Protocol) capability for their LightningEdge Access Portal™ series.

January 31, 2002

EAGLE BROADBAND AND WORLD WIDE PACKETS FORM STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP FOR GROWING FIBER-TO-THE-HOME MARKETPLACE
LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS – Eagle Broadband (AMEX: EAG), a leading supplier of broadband wired and wireless products and services, announced today that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with World Wide Packets, a leading manufacturer of optical network equipment, which provides a solution to deliver massive bandwidth over the last mile of a fiber network.

January 30, 2002

NUERA WINS CONTRACT WITH GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Spokane, Wash. and Milpitas, Calif. – World Wide Packets, the pioneering provider of Ethernet access solutions, has chosen Vpacket Communications, Inc. as a Preferred Solutions Partner.